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Beyond Australia
Episode 3 of 3
Edmund Capon explores how, from the 1960s onwards, Australia and its art went global, with indigenous art becoming modern Australia's recognisable calling card.
Edmund Capon explores how, from the 1960s onwards, Australia and its art went global. Transformed into a migrant nation, Australia's dependence on Britain and Europe ended and artists and nation alike turned their attention to America and then Asia. And it was the world's most ancient art form, indigenous art from the heart of the continent, that would become modern Australia's instantly recognisable calling card.
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Mon 21 Aug 201702:40
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The museum which is a piece of art in itself
Duration: 01:43
Artworks featured in this episode
- 'Anak Byan' (1957) Ian Fairweather
- 'Spanish Encounter' (1960) John Olsen
- 'Silver and Grey' (late 1960s) Fred Williams
- 'Wrapped Coast' (1969) Christo & Jeanne Claude
- 'Interior with Black Rabbit' (1973) Arthur Boyd
- 'Alchemy' (1973) Brett Whiteley
- 'Kundaagi' (1962) David Yirawala
- 'Central Australian Landscape' (1950s) Albert Namatjira
- 'Three Dreamings' (1984) Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
- 'Qantas Plane' (1995) John Moriaty
- 'Civilised' (2012) Michael Cook
- 'Untitled #30' (2012) Bill Henson
- 'Bulletproof Glass' (2002) Rosemary Laing
- 'Snake' (1970) Sidney Nolan
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Edmund Capon |
| Director | Tim Lambert |
| Director | Louise Turley |
